---
title: 'Basic (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John McTiernan'
released: '2003-03-28'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/basic-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264395/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Basic (2003)

2003 · 98 min · Drama, Action, Mystery · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

Basic is a 2003 crime-action thriller film directed by John McTiernan, written by James Vanderbilt, and starring John Travolta, Connie Nielsen and Samuel L. Jackson. It is the second film starring Travolta and Jackson after Pulp Fiction. The film follows a DEA agent solving the mystery of a bungled training exercise that leads to the deaths of multiple Army Ranger trainees and their instructor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John McTiernan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mctiernan)
- **Screenplay:** [James Vanderbilt](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-vanderbilt)
- **Producer:** [James Vanderbilt](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-vanderbilt), [Mike Medavoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-medavoy), [Dror Soref](https://cinepixo.com/people/dror-soref)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Klaus Badelt](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-badelt)
- **Editor:** [George Folsey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-folsey-jr)

## Cast

- [Dash Mihok](https://cinepixo.com/people/dash-mihok)
- [Giovanni Ribisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-ribisi)
- [John Travolta](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-travolta)
- [Brian Van Holt](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-van-holt)
- [Cristián de la Fuente](https://cinepixo.com/people/cristian-de-la-fuente)
- [Tim Daly](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-daly)
- [Roselyn Sánchez](https://cinepixo.com/people/roselyn-sanchez)
- [Margaret Travolta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-travolta)
- [Samuel L. Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-l-jackson)
- [Taye Diggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/taye-diggs)
- [Connie Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/connie-nielsen)
- [Harry Connick Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-connick-jr)

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Official site: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/basic/
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